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Assessing chemical toxicity

Methods to assess the toxicity of chemicals to living things

There are a range of methods to assess the toxicity of chemicals to living things. Some are used to predict or determine both the effect and impact of chemicals on individual organisms at a cellular level, while others focus on impacts on populations and ecosystems.

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Rights: Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment
Published: 17 March 2023Updated: 22 November 2022Size: 3 MB
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